God’s covenant with Abram – circumcision
You will be the father of many nations. (verse 4b)
The whole land of Canaan… I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants, I will be their God … Every male among you must be circumcised. It will be the sign of the covenant.
Again God makes a covenant with his people, the people he loves. No longer wanderers, his people would have a permanent home, the land of Canaan. It is to be an everlasting possession. As a sign and seal every male from eight days old is to be circumcised.
Perhaps you see here a comparison with our present day baptism of babies. Here a washing takes place, your sins are forgiven for all time and a place is reserved in heaven for you. What a wonderful gift!
Do you remember the date of your baptism each year?
Thank you, Lord, for the riches given to me in my baptism. Amen.
Devotion by Alicia and Sam Simpfendorfer from “Time Out … with the Shepherd” (Australian Church Resources, 2018)
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